Who even am I?

I’m Abi, a writer, editor, and creator based in Washington, DC. I’m currently a freelancer, writing articles about local happenings for 730DC and working as the programs coordinator for local literary nonprofit, The Inner Loop. I also produce and edit audio for the Not For Everyone and The Opportunist podcasts, and I created the podcast We’re Here with Melissa Wade.

A graduate of George Mason University’s MFA program, I’m at work on a collection of essays about growing up Mormon in Utah. You can find some of my literary writing in The Rumpus, The American Scholar, The Potomac Review, and Psaltery & Lyre, among others.

What is The Epiphanist?

Here, you’ll find ramblings on style especially as it pertains to the post-Mormon perspective. I spent my whole life living in the anxious spiral of covering my body, feeling ashamed of it, and also wanting to show myself through my fashion choices. I’m finished worrying about what I’ve done wrong according to rules made up by a bunch of men I’ve never met and ready to start figuring out what feels right for me and me alone. In turn, I’ve also deconstructed a lot of my views on life, and so you can expect a smattering of observational essays from that realm as well.

The name “The Epiphanist” pays direct homage to my old blog I ran when I was 16 years old. It’s a made-up word (a play on “epiphany”) that I still dig because everything is made up, and I’ll die on that hill. This newsletter is ever-evolving, and I expect a lot of ebb and flow as I figure out what it can be.

I’ve set up payment plans ($5 per month or $55 per year) but every post is available to anyone, free or paid, until further notice. I just thought, wouldn’t it be cool to be paid for creating content people consume? Eventually, I’ll add some extras (a podcast maybe, videos maybe) that will only be available to paying subscribers. We’ll see!